The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-29
Rumor that tie Affair Has Been Amicably
tSettled-An Official Report Justifying
the Action of the German Officials.
The Irish Coercion Bill Finally Referred
to Committee of the Whole.
Ocean Disasters in Australian Waters Cause
the Loss of Seven Hundred Liyes-Glad-
stone Attends Buffalo Bills Show.
THE SCHNABELE INCIDENT.
Bismarck Admits that Germany May Have
Been q Little in the Wrong.

Bismarck Admits that Germany May Have
Been Little in the Wrong.
PARIS, April 28.-M. Herbette, French embas-
sador at Berlin. teleRraphs that, yesterday even
ing. he had an interview with Count Herbert
Bismarck. German Minister for Foreign Affairs
and that the latter maintained that French terri
tory was rot violated when NJ. Sehnabele was
arrested. NJ. Herbette adds, however, that
Count Bismarck states that Germany is inclined
to admit that the arrest was irregular and con-
trary to the Franco German frontier convention
OF 1877 and on this account will release NJ
Schnabele when the letters alleged to have been
written by NJ. Gautsch are proved to be authen-
tic. The dispatch adds that it is believed that
the release of NJ. Scnabee will take piece to-
day, or at least tomorrow, at latest. and that
NJ. Herbette is to have another interview with
Count Bismarck dnring the day.
The journal des Debats published dispatch
from Berlin stating the Schnabele affair had
been amlcably settled between France and Ger
many.
The North German Gazette semi.oftcially
states that the imperial ministry of justice has
furnished the foreign office the following facts
relative to the Schnabele affair:
Klein. a commercial agent of Strasburg, and
Grebert, manufacturer of Schiltighem were
suspected of communicating to the French var
ious plans of German fortresses and other treas
enable intelligence, and were brought before
magistrate for preliminary examination. Their
connection with French police agent, Hirsch
amer. admitted; it also shown that
letters had been sent by them to Vincent, chief
of the French Intelligence Department 1t was
| further proved that Schnabsle had personal in
! terviews with the accused, and had written let
ters to them. Schnabele was arrested on war
| rant issued by an examining magistrate. and ex-
ecuted by police commssary, deputei 10 as
sist the magistrate. 1t has been fully proved
that the arrest was made German soil.
Schnadele admits writing three particular let
ters, and forwarding correspondence which the
! German authorities consider reasonable
This statement is not considered in the light
| of threat; it is looked upon simply as an Off
| cial iustiication of the arrest of Schnabele
! What Commissary Gautsch Says.
| LONDON April 28--A dispatch from Nancy to
| the Daily News says: 'sSchnabele is well treared
| in prison and is allowed to write to friends In
| his last letter to his wife he says he expects to
be speedily released, and hopes no harmful ex-
| citement will be created among the town folks
by his arrest. He denies having admitted that
| he was arrested on German soil.
| Commissary Gautsch, in interview. de.
clared he was in way implicated. aud hoped
Bismarck would publicly clear him. He said he
arranged the meeting with Schnabele in good
faith, being ignorant of the Leipsc edict of the
previous day. "A detective casually asked me, >
he said, whether l had seen Schnabele lately.
| replied 1 had not. but was going
| to see him. I was surprised next day
on going to the appointed meeting place, to see
Schnabele coming toward in custody.
ordered the guards to release him; they refused
and arrested me, also. and held me until they
found was a commissary when they released
me. left because did not care to interfere in
matter decided upon by the high courts.
had always been on the best terms with Selma
belle. who has rendered me many services.
Gautsch is angry at the manner in which Selma
belle was entrapped.